The End
- Episode aired Dec 17, 2020
- TV-MA
- 59m
A deadly man-made virus, "Captain Trips", ravages the world's population. A number of survivors, immune to the virus, gather in Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.A deadly man-made virus, "Captain Trips", ravages the world's population. A number of survivors, immune to the virus, gather in Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.A deadly man-made virus, "Captain Trips", ravages the world's population. A number of survivors, immune to the virus, gather in Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
- Billy
- (as MJ Kokolis)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe town of Derry is mentioned on the store sign where the police car crashed. Derry is one of the most famous fictional towns created by Stephen King.
- GoofsAll entries contain spoilers
- Quotes
[first lines]
Mother Abagail: There's bitter days ahead. Death and terror. Betrayal and tears. And not all of you will live through 'em. The Dark Man grows stronger all the time. I know you feel it, too. Soon he'll come to destroy all who stand against him. His kingdom's in the west, and it's there you must go and make your stand. This is what God wants of you.
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Marsden does a commendable job as well, and I liked his take on Stu much more than I expected to based off the trailers. His storyline was actually very well handled for the most part, albeit too rushed. In fact, that was my biggest issue with the whole episode. The structure and pacing were horrendous! It was constantly jumping all over the place, to the point where it frequently made it unclear when each scene was happening. Whoever decided to scramble the chronology should be smacked! Also, why not slow it down and let some of the moments breathe a little? The breakneck pace prevented the story from establishing tension and stakes. The best part of King's book was the opening chapters with the steady spread of the disease and seeing the characters react to it without knowing who would live and what would happen to them. That suspense is now completely absent, and for no apparent reason.
It's so frustrating, cause there are individual scenes of brilliance throughout. I really hope the show finds it's footing and corrects the pacing issues, as it's definitely got potential. For now I'd give it a 7/10. Looking forward to next week.
- CMTempest
- Dec 16, 2020
Details
- Runtime59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1